The right-hander, who turns 38 in three weeks, hasn’t pitched for the Mets since he strained the oblique muscle in his left side while throwing a pitch to the Cardinals’ Albert Pujols. Scherzer is 5-1 with a 2.54 ERA in his first season with the Mets, who signed the three-time Cy Young Award winner to a $130 million, three-year contract during the offseason. Left-hander Nick Lodolo (1-2, 5.52), who was 10 when Scherzer made his big league debut, starts for the Reds.
W | L | Pct | GB | |
---|---|---|---|---|
50 | 30 | .625 | 0.0 | |
47 | 34 | .580 | 3.5 | |
43 | 38 | .531 | 7.5 | |
39 | 40 | .494 | 10.5 | |
29 | 54 | .349 | 22.5 |